Poland's Foreign Minister: Russia Waging 'War Without Tanks' in Hybrid Conflict Shift

Poland's Foreign Minister characterized the Russia-Ukraine war as a conflict now dominated by hybrid and asymmetric warfare rather than conventional armored operations, describing Russia as waging a 'war without tanks.' The assessment reflects the broader strategic shift observed by NATO's eastern flank — where drone swarms, electronic warfare, sabotage operations, and missile strikes have increasingly replaced the armored breakthrough tactics that defined earlier phases of the full-scale invasion.